Posted by: citizensofculture

The Goethe-Institut Istanbul is very proud to be organizing a large-scale, high-profile arts tour throughout Turkey and the EU from May 2009 until June 2010 - "European Literature Goes to Turkey/ Turkish Literature Goes to Europe".

FFunded by the European Union’s Cultural Bridges program, the tour will bring 48 authors and countless musicians, photographers, filmmakers and artists from eight participating European countries (Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria) to 24 cities throughout Turkey. They will be accompanied by a bookmobile containing the showcased literature, internet terminals and audiovisual resources.

Each Turkish city will host a week-long “EU Festival”, with numerous readings, discussions, concerts, exhibitions and film screenings giving local audiences the chance to engage first-hand with European art forms and ideas. By organizing video camps, setting the readings at universities and schools, and offering an interactive blog, the project aims to appeal especially to young people. The tour will culminate in a special gala in Istanbul on April 16, 2010 to mark the city’s celebrations as European Capital of Culture 2010.

Continuing in the EU, the tour will then showcase readings by 16 Turkish authors and concerts by Turkish musicians in Sofia, Bucharest, Vienna, Venice, Zurich, and the two other Capitals of Culture 2010, Pécs and Essen. The crowning event will unite all participating European and Turkish authors at a festive gala in Brussels.


Source: http://www.goethe.de

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